Fortnite: ‘v6.01 Patch Notes’

NintendObserverMade improvements to the motion controls for the Switch to make it feel more accurate and responsive.

 

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V6.01 PATCH NOTES

 

STAY FROSTY,

 

A ‘cool’ trap debuts in Battle Royale and pummel those Husks with a new weapon in Save the World.

 

Chiller (Battle Royale)

Don’t get cold feet! Freeze your foes and slide around for a quick getaway.

 

 

Playground Custom Options (Battle Royale)

More options have been added for you to play around with. Tweak starting health, gravity and more!

 

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Lead Sled Hammer (Save the World)

Knock those Husks into the ground with this new weapon.

 

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BATTLE ROYALE

 

LIMITED TIME MODE: PLAYGROUND

Playground Custom Options

  • Added more options to Playground. Allowing you to change settings such as starting health, time of day, gravity, and more!

 

WEAPONS + ITEMS

  • Chiller added.
    • Common Trap.
    • Can be placed on floors, walls, or ceilings.
    • Drops in stacks of 3 in Treasure Chests, Supply Drops, Vending Machines, Supply Llamas, and floor loot.
    • Applies icy feet to friends or foes, causing them to slide around with low friction.

 

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that could cause vehicles to become uncontrollable.

 

GAMEPLAY

  • Made improvements to the motion controls for the Switch to make it feel more accurate and responsive.

 

Bug Fixes

  • Removed a change that was inadvertently introduced in v6.01 which caused Bonesy to bark more than was intended.
  • Pets are now hidden along with your character when the camera is too close to you.
  • Toys now respect the streamer mode setting for player names in minigame messages.
  • Slightly increased the hitbox size on the Fancy Tomato to match its visual size.

 

AUDIO

  • The following adjustments have been made to Glider audio tells:
    • Muffled the audio if there isn’t a clear line of sight between you other gliding players.

 

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where incorrect audio would play when a teammate was eliminated.

 

UI

Bug Fixes

  • Added star ratings to the UI elements of all trap items.

 

MOBILE

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where players occasionally couldn’t interact with items.
    • NOTE: This fix has been delayed as we continue testing and will be available in a future release.

 

Source: Epic Games.

 

 

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